January 2026 Release Notes

Plumm Money – Payroll Enhancements

Automated Calculations & Statutory Reporting

• Statutory Pay: Automatic calculation and reporting for Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Sick Pay.
• Pro-rata and Mid-period Salary: Adjust salaries automatically for new joiners, leavers, and unpaid leave.
• 52-Week Average Salary: Enables compliance-based calculations for irregular or variable hours.
• Biweekly Payroll: Now supports biweekly pay runs alongside weekly and monthly frequencies.

Payroll Deductions and Pension Processing

• Salary Sacrifice and Relief at Source (RAS) options now supported for pension contributions.
• Enhanced flexibility in deduction handling.

Reporting and Payslips

• Automated Payslip Generation after payroll approval.
• RTI Enhancements: Improved HMRC submissions with better error handling and live status updates.
• GL Export Improvements: More detailed exports and mapping options for accounting systems.
• New Pay Codes: Add and manage custom pay components such as bonuses, overtime, commissions, and more.

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Time Off

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Users, Profiles and Permissions

External Workforce Status

• A new status is available for team members: External Workforce.
• Designed for contractors, vendors, or third-party staff.
• External users:
  • Can access assigned features
  • Are excluded from insights and internal reports

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Learn (LMS)

Assign Courses by Role or Department

• Admins can now assign courses based on:
  • Employee roles (e.g. New Joiners, Managers)
  • Departments
• Greatly simplifies learning automation for large or diverse organisations.

Learn Enhancements and Fixes

• Improved UI for tracking course progress.
• Bug fixes in:
  • Reassigned learning modules
  • Overdue course reminders
• Better email templates for Learn notifications.

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Performance and Goals

Review on Behalf – Extended to Custom Roles

• HR and authorised users can now complete reviews on behalf of others, not just line managers.
• Role-based access enables dotted-line managers or admins to participate in the process.

Goals 

• Addressed issues with progress calculation.
• Alignment fixes between individual and team goals.
• Improved syncing between updates and dashboard displays.

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Hire

Assign Video Screening Templates by Job

• Create and assign custom video screening templates to specific job posts.
• Different roles can now have unique video question sets.
• Enhancements in candidate evaluation based on job expectations.

Hire Module Fixes and Improvements

• Better CV parsing and duplicate candidate detection.
• Filters for tagging and sourcing improved for faster recruitment operations.
• UI tweaks for job overview and interviewer scheduling.

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Platform and Admin

Direct Microsoft SSO Login URLs

• Create SSO-specific login links that go directly to Microsoft/Google authentication.
• Skips the generic login page with Username options.
• Useful for intranet links, auto-SSO, or mobile access.

General Platform Fixes

• Time Off: Resolved balance sync issues and missing accruals.
• Reviews: Fixed visibility and submission bugs.
• Notifications: Improved consistency across reminders and approvals.
• UI: Performance enhancements across Org Chart, Dashboard, Calendar, and Rota.

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